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#811
01-13-2009
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Most of them have magical powers and have to save the world where cross-species breeding is a-okay. Aang, the hero, was trapped in an iceberg for 100 years and now would like to screw Katara. [ The series ends with the help of a giant lion turtle island. plus, they don't have cell phones. ] I think we crossed the 'relating to them' line long, long ago. Besides, USA and Canada are ethnically diverse, there's plenty of other races besides white. It's not for white people, it's for people that like Avatar, which didn't really target a specific ethnic group, except maybe Asians.
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#812
01-13-2009
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I'm just saying. We don't know for sure why he did it.
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#813
01-14-2009
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Well, that makes some sense I guess. Only like 4.4% of Americans are Asian. But I for one think it's silly that an audience is suppose to racially relate to a group of super powered tweens to begin with. The concept of it all is just off .
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#815
01-15-2009
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I quite agree! Tell that to Douglas Aibel (head of casting for TLA). Either he's never seen an Avatar episode, or is legally blind. I thought that the Asian ethnicity in the cartoon was pretty clear (Names like Aang, Zuko, Iroh, Ty Lee, Mai, and Ozai? All the female charecters at one time or another wearing a Honbok or Cheongsam? Everyone having slanted, anime eyes? And what about the Chinese characters in the main title? ) Call me crazy, but Asian was the impression I got every single time I watched Avatar, and I (a white American of German decent) absolutely loved it! Douglas Aibel and M. Night Shyamalan
can both kiss my wanna-be Asian a**!
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#816
01-17-2009
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THERE'S A MOVIE!? OMFG THATS A SIGN OF THE APOCOLYSE!!!!!! O.O
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#817
01-18-2009
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Woah.
Woah. The fact that you didn't know that is hilarious. I take it you don't post on this forum too much, as that's been the basic topic of discussion for like the past two months...
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#818
01-18-2009
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lol, I'll watch the movie, no matter what (as long as I have popcorn with me) :)
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#819
01-19-2009
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I'm not going to see the movie
I'm not going to see the movie unless they do a major re-cast. I'm in love with every aspect of the series, including ethnicity and race of the charecters.
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#821
01-19-2009
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Yeah, I really miss this show... It was like the last TV show I ever watched regularly.
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#822
01-25-2009
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It was really the only cartoon I watched. I've wanted a live action version of Avatar since it came out on TV, but not one as suck ass as M.Night's flick is going to be.
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#824
01-30-2009
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HOLY SHI- ok I missed most the episodes of book three and I just watched a Marathon and Avatar Roku is Zuko's great-grandfather o.O
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#825
01-31-2009
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How could someone make a live-action Avatar movie that doesn't suck? It was great as an animated series, but translating elemental bending to "realistic" special effects will be a nightmare... I doubt that the CGI will look believable.
::sighs::
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#826
01-31-2009
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Live action Avatar movie...WTF WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN!!
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#827
01-31-2009
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#828
01-31-2009
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#834
06-24-2009
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Well, I'm gonna try to stay negative. Not hateful, but negative, or at least indifferent. From experience its the best way. If it isn't too good, nothing lost. If it shines down on all of us like the Epic Adventure it SHOULD be, then I'll be pleasantly surprised. I'm still kinda chuffed at the lack of Asian cast, but I'm willing to let that be a bygone.
That being said, I was searching youtube a few minutes ago and found this old interview. Its made me kinda hopeful. M. Night Shamaleon Interview with the creators of Avatar They seem quite chummy, which is just a good sign to me.
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#836
06-26-2009
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that's a pointless thought. The majority of people who enjoy the movie will not have seen the show, and that is counting every Avatar fan that goes to see it. So the people outside the show will remember the franchise in general or not at all.
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#837
07-13-2009
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I am a bit worried about a live-action movie. Some people I know say that their powers won't look believable or as great as it did on the TV series. I am curious about how good it really is but still. Hopefully it's pretty damn good!
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#838
07-13-2009
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I loved Avatar! Did anybody here that there making a new series?
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#839
07-13-2009
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If they continues the series that would be eggcelent.
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#840
08-28-2009
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It saddens me to say that my epic fail-o-meter went off the charts after seeing the trailer for this movie. I was (and still am) a devote fan of the animated series, and personally think that this movie will bomb in three ways.
Direction: M. Night Shyamalan has directed nine films, all of which have gone down in ratings the order in which they were released to the general public. Cast: The show features a variety of ethnicities and races, including Inuit, Tibetan, Korean, Thai, Chinese, as well as a one-episode-lived Indian character. The movie version features a main cast made entirely of Caucasian actors, with the exception of Dev Patel (Prince Zuko), who is an English born Indian. The fact of the matter is, the ethnicities in the film don't follow the ethnicities shows, which are (arguably) as follows: Aang is Tibetan, Sokka and Katara are Inuit, Zuko is Thai. As small as the matter of ethnicity and race is in today’s society, this will be a turn off to many fans of the show who feel the casting for this show was racist. Portrayal of Fire Nation: To border along with the racism queue above, the cast of actors portraying the infamous “Fire Nation” all appear to look of Middle-Eastern decent, with the exception of Dev Patel. Many feel that this movie will ultimately portray the villains as “Muslim Tyrants”, although in the animated show, the Fire Nation have no tie to any religion at all, and appear the lightest skinned of all the Nomads, Kingdoms, Tribes, and Nations. In recent Cinematography, the villains of action-adventure films have predominantly been middle-eastern, dating back to the start of the war in Iraq. Although again this may seem a rather small thing to scrutinize, unfortunately it will turn a large majority of movie goers away from this film, especially those committed to the end of the war in the Middle East that rages on today. I am saddened by what I say above, but feel it must be said all the same. I have wanted to see “Avatar” hit the silver screen since the end of the first season. However, this new film is not how I pictured it at all. I know for a fact that there are many who will agree with me when I say that to see this movie in theaters would be an insult to the show’s creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who I for one hold in high regard.
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